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This course aims to help you work towards A1 proficiency according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for European languages. By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Introduce yourself
• Enquire about the weather, describing how it is; where you live and be able to ask others how it is where they live
• Tell us your birthday and ask others theirs
• Have an understanding of the calendar and know the names of the seasons and months
• Know how to describe different colours
• Talk about the body and describe different features of it
• Know how to tell the time in Irish
• Know how to order food in a restaurant

The language of instruction for this course is English. We will introduce you to useful words and phrases in Irish. We will also direct you to other digital resources to help you build your vocabulary.

A central tenet of our learning approach is social-, and peer-learning. We hope to encourage you to interact with each other in Irish in social contexts. We will encourage you to (i) tweet using #FLIrish102 and to (ii) post images and comments within the platform and on social media to support your learning and help you interact with others on the course. We have a Facebook page for users, to help build the global Irish 102 community. Please feel free to engage in this space. All social media activities are entirely optional, but they do provide you with an opportunity to connect with other Irish 102 learners.

To get started, we would also love to see you post your thoughts, aspirations and hopes as you embark on our course in the comments section below. These questions might guide you:

• Where do you come from and why are you interested in this course?
• What do you hope to achieve from completing this course?
• Is there a particular aspect of Irish that interests you?
• Have you any family or cultural connections to Ireland?
• Are you joining us for the first time or did you partake in Irish 101?

We really hope you enjoy our course and engage with both your instructors and fellow learners.

Go n-éirí libh!